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What is the difference between traffic jam and gridlock ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between traffic jam and gridlock ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Gridlock only applies in cities like New York that have a grid pattern of buildings and streets. All streets in a section of the grid are blocked by cars.
Traffic Jam is any block in the flow of vehicles that cause them to stop for an extended period with out street stop lights.
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